The first two English women arrived at Jamestown in 1608, and more came in subsequent years. Men outnumbered women, however, for most of the 17th century.Captain John Smith<span> became the colony's leader in September 1608 – the fourth in a succession of council presidents – and established a “no work, no food” policy.</span>
A predicate noun is a single noun or a noun phrase that renames the subject of a sentence and follows a form of the verb "to be" or another linking verb.
